A blind rivet used by Ford in its aluminum-body F-series pickups. In 2015, Ford introduced its all-aluminum F-150 body. In 2023, Ford sold about 765,000 F150s, which translates to roughly 7 million ...

On the negative side, tensile and fatigue strengths of rivets are lower than comparable-diameter bolts and machine screws with nuts, though tensile strength for …-in.-diameter blind rivets can ...

Blind rivets are commonly made of aluminum, steel, stainless steel, Monel and copper. For maximum strength and minimum corrosion, rivets should be made of materials that match the materials of the ...

A POPular Process One of the oldest types of fasteners in use, blind rivets have been around for more than a century. The POP rivet was invented in Scotland shortly before World War I. Within 30 years ...

When blind rivets were first introduced, they were made of aluminum and used as a replacement fastener for solid rivets that required repair. More than 100 years later, the rivets come in various ...

When equipped with a M18 REDLITHIUM CP2.0 Battery, users can install up to (900) 3/16” aluminum or (500) ¼” aluminum blind rivets in one charge.

Aluminum-bodied F-150/F-250 Pickups Require Approved Rivets, Tools Since 2015, Ford has been making its F-150 panels from aluminum.The experience has been positive.

The M12 Rivet Tool is ideal for smaller sized applications, pulling aluminum, steel and stainless steel rivets from sizes 1/8” to 3/16,” while the M18 FUEL ¼” Rivet Tool is optimized ...